Where's my hip boots?
I was there 6 or so years earlier and they were NOT still building tube amps....
He probably was never at Altec.
Most likely, if there is ANY truth in his story, is he bought it NOS in 1978...
Personally, there is so much there,I do not believe any of it....if he had it made where is the paperwork? At least a receipt?
There is a seller selling Chinese Zomax clones of EV drivers as the real thing on Ebay...it's the Wild West out there, very little rule of law.
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
You verbalize my thoughts OG.
FWIW, "picking on" this seller wasn't my intent at all, i was genuinely curious, and hoping to hear an account of how there were leftover transformers, or that the core plates and other materials and recipe still existed such that the folks in the tranny dept could whip them up at request.
Then of course in my mind that raises another question of "why not the potted trannys of the 128B?", seems they would have been the preferred choice.
I own a preamp model from another "vintage" US manufacturer that was discontinued in the mid/late 1990's. This particular unit of mine was built in early 2008 in a run of ~50 units. So, i know it is possible for some manufacturers to "resurrect" production on a limited basis in certain circumstances. Acknowledgment of this is often kept on the "low down".
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Originally Posted by bowtie427ss
Yeppers.
But a bunch of red flags.
1978...the US economy wasn't doing well. That's the election that brought in Ron Reagan. Altec would be selling it's California real estate and moved to OKC because it needed cash...hardly the time to take a chance on reissuing a product.
Plus, Altec was already headed out of the home stereo business.
The 70's were lean times for home stereo. Lafayette, McGee, and many others were dying. Stereo stores were closing right and left.
It has to be NOS, or just plain bull.
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1982 - Altec Lansing moves electronic assembly to Oklahoma City
1981 to 1989 - President Ronald Reagan
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Doesn't seem like that big a stretch of the imagination to me. It's just a story though, so does it really matter?
"[I]We're going all the way, till the wheels fall off and burn[/I]!"
Bob Dylan, from [I]Brownsville Girl[/I]
[I]"Time wounds all heels"[/I]
John Lennon, referring to the Nixon/Hoover deportation fiasco.
So anyway, is that a good amp?
At the risk of sacrilege it's in my top 10 tube amps but not my top 5. It's a good amp.
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Soooooooooooo, how do i date my 1568's?
The 4th digit is an "8" on both amps, is that '58 or '68?
When did the 391XXX manufacturer and date code come into use?
Also, i cannot find anything i'd call a serial number on them, does this have any significance?
Not all vegetables make good leaders.
any point?
The situation that got Reagan elected was well underway by 78...he was elected in 80.
Altec was suffering terribly due to the bad economy. Seems like you are trying to prove something, but nothing useful in that info.
BTW plans to move to OKC were announced well ahead of Altec actually doing it. It was too little too late. Altec was bankrupt shortly after.
Or do you feel the bankruptcy just happened with nothing leading up to it? Most events aren't sudden...they take time to happen.
Your neighbors called. They like your music.
Dear Old Guy,
The Reagan dates are from Wikipedia
List of Presidents of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I was hired by the Altec OKC plant when electronics were moving in. Most of the smaller speakers had been there for some time. I worked for Altec from 1983 to 1995 and experienced three corporate buy outs.
I offered corrected dates where you were slightly off. No more, no less.
You do not need to be a jerk.
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